GDX vs MDY

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

Quick take
  • MDY has the lower expense ratio at 0.23% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • MDY pays a higher dividend yield (1.00%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXMDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.23%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.84%1.00%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$22.75B$28.05B
YTD return
-14.27%13.52%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.810.99
P/E ratio
13.6922.18
Last price
$76.00$693.71
Inception
Issuer
VanEckState Street

GDX top holdings

Top holdings · GDX
AEM.TOAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd10.52%
NEMNewmont Corp10.48%
ABX.TOBarrick Mining Corp7.95%
WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals Corp5.51%
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC5.07%
FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp4.84%
K.TOKinross Gold Corp4.40%
GFIGold Fields Ltd ADR4.01%
PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp2.95%
NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd2.70%
Sector breakdown · GDX
Basic Materials100.0%

MDY top holdings

Top holdings · MDY
FLEXFlex Ltd1.58%
TWLOTwilio Inc Class A0.82%
FTITechnipFMC PLC0.79%
CWCurtiss-Wright Corp0.79%
NVTnVent Electric PLC0.77%
STRLSterling Infrastructure Inc0.75%
XPOXPO Inc0.72%
PEverpure Inc Class A0.71%
ILMNIllumina Inc0.71%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.68%
Sector breakdown · MDY
Real Estate7.4%
Consumer Cyclical10.7%
Basic Materials4.9%
Consumer Defensive3.4%
Technology17.4%
Communication Services1.0%
Financial Services13.3%
Utilities3.0%
Industrials24.8%
Energy5.0%
Healthcare9.1%

About GDX

GDX (VanEck Gold Miners ETF) is Major gold mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $22.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.51%, a dividend yield of 0.84%. Its largest holding is Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM.TO), which represents 10.5% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About MDY

MDY (SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust) is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 index. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $28.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.23%, a dividend yield of 1.00%. Its largest holding is Flex Ltd (FLEX), which represents 1.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.4%.